hurskasteleva — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- holier-than-thou adjective Behaving as though you are morally better than everyone else, in a way others find smug and irritating.
- sanctimonious adj Acting as though one is morally superior to others, especially in a smug or hypocritical way.
- self-righteous adjective Convinced of your own moral superiority, and making it plain in a way others find insufferable.
Senses
hurskasteleva is used for these senses in English:
- holier-than-thou (derogatory) Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
- sanctimonious Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
- self-righteous Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.